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G. RUSSELL.

a MANUFACTURE OF SHEET-METAL PENDERS.

No. 286,489. Patented flot. 9, 1883.

UNITED STATES Farnsrr @rrrcn.

GEORGE RUSSELL, OF LIOKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIM- SELF AND JAMES S. KUHN, OF SAME PLACE.

MANUFACTURE OF SHEET-METAL FENDERSI.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,489, dated October 9, 1883.

Application filed June 27. 1853. (No model.) v

To all 2071,0723, it may concern,

Be it known that I, GEORGE RUssnLL, of MeKeesport, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Manufacture of Sheet-Metal Fendeis; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to the manufacture of sheet-metal fenders, its object being toform a fender which is light in weight,oheap in con struotion, and one which is suitably braced to withstand any ordinary weight or strain brought upon it.

It consists, essentially, in forming the front, ends, and corner-pieces from one piece of sheet metal, and bending them up and secur ing them together by suitable means.

It also consists in forming the front, ends, corner-pieces, and the apron of the fender from one piece of sheet metal, and bending and securing the whole together by suitable means.

It also consists in providing the fender with an ash-guard extending across the fender, underneath the fender, to hold the ashes close to the ash-space and prevent their falling or rolling under the body of the fender.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will describe the same more fully, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view of the sheetaneta-l blank out to the desired shape before the bending of the fender therefrom. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the finished fender. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the same. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the line [056, Fig. 3. .Fig. 5 is a back View of the fender; and Fig. 6 is a bottom view of the same, illustrating the brace when the ash-guard'is dispensed with.

The fender is formed from a suitable piece of sheet metal, and the blank is cut to substantially the shape shown in Fig. 1, where the whole is made from one piece of metal. Where the apron is formed separate from the front, ends, and corner-pieces, only the lower part of the sheet is employed, as fully described in another application of even date herewith.

The metal of the fender is in one continuous strip along the base-,which rests upon the floor, and on either side of the front aare the corner -pieces b, the end pieces, 0, being beyond these corner-pieces. The metal is out out to such shape that it may be bent up and brought together at the top ridge of the fender, as shown at d, and may be secured together at this point by seaming, riveting, or in other suitable manner, and the corner-pieces are then bent to approximately the shape or curvature of the front and ends of the fender, and are secured to them by riveting, or by means of suitable lips, e, which extend through slots out in the body of the fender along the edges of the parts cut away, and are then bent over to lock them in place and brace the corners of the fender. In order to form a broad face for the bottom of the fender, it is first bent along the line f to a right angle with the sheet, and is creased or folded at the points f below the corner-pieces, so that a broad base for the fender to rest upon is obtained. The

1 front and ends are then bent to the shape or curvature desired, and above the front and ends the metal is creased along the lines 9 g g g, to form the top ridge of the fender.

The apron h may be formed of metal extending up from the front a, and may be secured to the ridge (2 of the ends by riveting, seaming, or in other suitable way. I have found, however, that a neater fender is formed where part of the apron is formed of the metalv of the end pieces, as shown in Fig. 1, and in doing this the metal is slightly bent along the lines k k to fold over, so that the central portion, h, of the apron extends over the end portions, h, or the end portions, h,extend over the central portion, 71, as desired, as by this means the apron may be made inclined from the front and ends of the top ridge, and aneater fender be obtained. The end portions and front portion of the apron may then be secured together by rivets passing through the parts that overlap, as shown at Z.

In order to form the ashguard m, a suitable metal piece is left beyond the front portion of the apron, and this piece is bent down at an angle of about forty-five degrees to the floorlevel when resting thereon, and rests on the floor or close to it under the apron, thus pre I yond this guard under the fender.

venting any ashes or cinders from passing be- This ashguard may, however, be formed in a separate piece and secured to the fender. When formed 5 of the same piece with the fender, it is pro- 10 apron and ends of the fender, preventing the fender from springing in the direction of its length, and so giving a firm brace thereto. In order to give a still stronger brace and a neat finish to the edges of the apron, a suitable wire is secured in the fold, extending along the edge, as shown at n, the wire extending under the ash-guard, when this is formed of the same piece with the fender, and fitting under these folds n along the end pieces of the apron. When the ash-guard is not employed, the edge of the front piece of the apron is also folded'over to receive and inclose this strengthening-wire, and to give the desired finish to the front of the fender.- When the ash-guard 2 is not employed, the longitudinal brace 19 ex tends from the apron to the ends of the fender, this brace being either. formed of a separate piece riveted or otherwise secured to the apron and end of the fender, or being formed ing out at either side of the front piece of the apron, the sheet from which the apron is formed then having form shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and this brace 12 extending out under the ridge d on the end pieces of the fender, and being riveted or otherwise secured to the ends thereof. Whether the ash-guard is arranged to form the brace p, or it is made separate therefrom, as above described, this brace acts to hold the fender rigid and give a strong connectingsupport between the apron and the ends of the fender.

'Ihe fender above described can be bent to shape by suitable machinery, and secured to- 5 gether at the expenditure of very little time of the same piece with the fender and extend and labor, and when made forms a neat fender, which can be, sold at a low price. so braced by means of the corner-pieces b, braces p, and the riveting or securing of the parts of the apron, or the apron and end pieces together, that it is adapted to sustain any ordinary weight or strainbrought upon it, and is therefore as durable as the ordinary castmetal fender, and much lighter, so that it can be handled more easily, and is also neat in ap pearance. By slight alterations in the curvaturebf the front andends and the shape of the top ridge and apron, many different forms of the same can be made. As it is formed in one piece along the lower part of the body, it is not liable to be injured at the part most subjected to wear.

No special claim is made in this application to the matter claimed in'my application of even date herewith, Serial No. 99,362.

What I claim as my invent-ion, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1. A fender formed of a sheet-metal blank of such shape that when suitably bent it forms the front, corner'pieces, and ends of a single It is' 3. A sheet-metal fender provided with an ash-guard secured along the edge of the apron thereof, and extending under said apron, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. A sheet metal fender provided with straight braces extending from the apron to the ends thereof, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I, the said GEORGE RUSSELL, have hereunto set my hand.

GEORGE RUSSELL. 

